{"id":4896,"date":"2025-11-06T10:44:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/11\/06\/black-sabbaths-tony-iommi-will-raffle-one-of-his-gibson-guitars-to-support-cancer-centre-fundraising\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:44:15","slug":"black-sabbaths-tony-iommi-will-raffle-one-of-his-gibson-guitars-to-support-cancer-centre-fundraising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/11\/06\/black-sabbaths-tony-iommi-will-raffle-one-of-his-gibson-guitars-to-support-cancer-centre-fundraising\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACK SABBATH\u2019s TONY IOMMI Will Raffle One Of His Gibson Guitars To Support Cancer Centre Fundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Legendary Black <\/strong>Sabbath<\/strong><\/span> guitarist, Tony Iommi<\/strong>, has stepped onto a different kind of stage: the cancer centre at Birmingham\u2019s Heartlands Hospital. Diagnosed with lymphoma, precisely at that hospital more than a decade ago, Iommi<\/strong> is helping launch a \u00a3150,000 fundraiser to refurbish the unit, raffling a mahogany Gibson SG from his personal stash to get the total moving. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re putting it up to raise some money for the stuff they need here \u2013 I hope it does raise a lot,\u201d Iommi<\/strong> said (via BBC<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his diagnosis and treatment for Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma 12 years back, and on a friend\u2019s lung cancer care at the same hospital, Iommi<\/strong> recounted the dreadful times: “To be honest, when I was told I’ve got lymphoma, I went, ‘Oh, what’s that?’ I didn’t know what it was, and then of course they explained to me what it was, and it was a terrible shock. It’s really hard when you’re going through that.\u201d<\/p>\n

“You just never think until you’re in that situation, and I know how difficult it is and how they feel, and I like to be able to give something back and be involved and help,” he continued.<\/p>\n

The appeal is aimed at practical improvements: comfort-first upgrades like new chemotherapy chairs that make long sessions less punishing. Consultant haematologist Shankara Paneesha<\/strong> is direct about what that means for patients: it\u2019s “fantastic”. He added, “Some of the additional support which the charities can provide does make the journey for our patients much better.”<\/p>\n

That focus on comfort echoes Iommi<\/strong>\u2019s own memory of walking in for his first appointment: “The more comfortable you can make the patient, the better”. <\/p>\n

He carries that thought forward to the ward itself: “I know when I was in, they treated me so well, that everybody was so nice, the nurses were nice, everybody was great, and that’s what you need. To have the right environment means a hell of a lot because you’re sitting there a while being treated.”<\/p>\n

“People will have a window of opportunity,” Iommi<\/strong> clarified, while also saying he would announce on his social media when the raffle goes live. “[It will be] a month to go on and purchase the raffle ticket.”<\/p>\n

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